A FRENCH CARVED IVORY LARGE TANKARD, CIRCA 1860-1870

A FRENCH CARVED IVORY LARGE TANKARD
CIRCA 1860-1870
The cover surmounted with a warrior on horseback above a body decorated with a scene of a Medieval battle, the handled modelled as several dogs fighting, the underside of the base with a crowned coat-of-arms

18 ¾ in. (47.5 cm.) high

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